VIA EMAIL March 29 2012 Stephanie Barbanell barbanell@aol.com RE: RESPONSE for PRR 2012‐271 Hannah Carter Japanese Gardens Dear Ms. Barbanell: This is a partial response to your request for public records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) dated March 14, 2012. Please find enclosed the following responsive documents: 1) Petition to Modify Trust, Memorandum of Points and Authorities, Case No. RP10528284, 07.29 2010 2) Brostrom, RE: Sale of the Carter Estate – 626 Siena Way + 10619 Bellagio Road, Los Angeles, CA” 04.07.2011 3) UCLA Dollar Saver http://www.equipment.ucla.edu/DollarSaver_Main.html 4) Block, Sale of Hannah Carter Japanese Garden is in UCLA’s best interests, Op‐ed Daily Bruin 02.08.2012, UCLA Today 02.09.2012 5) Hampton, Campus to sell Japanese garden and estate to meet intent of property’s donors, UCLA NewsRoom 11.10.2011 / 01.25.2012 The CPRA authorizes UCLA to charge for reproduction costs and/or programming services.1 As a courtesy, these fees have been waived. Any subsequent requests may be subject to copying and/or programming fees.
RMIP strives to honor the spirit and legislative intent of the California Public Records Act. We believe the attached responsive records successfully fulfill the purpose of this law and your request. In your March 14, 2012 email, you have also asked several questions. Your questions and UCLA’s responses are as follows: 1. Would you please provide me with a copy of the UC petition that was filed on July 29, 2010, pertaining to HCJ garden "removal of restrictions" from the donation agreement? Would you please provide a link to the case itself? Answer: Please refer to document listed in numbered paragraph 1, above. 2. What other real property gifts to the University have had to undergo similar legal processes in advance of sales as "surplus" real property? Answer: We do not have an historical list.
California Government Code §6253(b)
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